Wine classes in NYC
Our courses offer the most complete learning opportunity - from basic level to very advanced - that you can find anywhere in the U.S.
Wine classes across America
Our partners in other locations nationwide can instruct you through wine classes in their cities.
Spirit classes
From Armagnac to vodka, our Spirits Certificate course covers the history, production and style of spirits of the world, with a dash of cocktail instruction too.
IWC NEWS
Rebecca MillsWSET® Diploma Holder:
Rebecca Mills
Rebecca teaches WSET Foundation Certificate courses at the International Wine Center. She also works as a sommelier for Swirl Events and Pour, a wine shop on the Upper West Side. For Swirl Events, she coordinates and leads private in-home tastings and large corporate events. At Pour she teaches in-store classes, and is their “Sommelier for an Evening” for private clients, educating them about wine, tasting and pairing. Read more.
2011 WSET® Diploma Graduates
The International Wine Center is proud of the 29 students who earned the Wine & Spirit Education Trust® Diploma in 2011. The Diploma program typically takes two years to finish and requires tests, papers and blind tastings on the subjects of still wine, fortified wine, sparkling wine and spirits, the business of wine and viticulture and vinification. Read more.
2011 Singer Scholarship Recipient:
Anncherie Saludo
Anncherie Saludo, a server at L’Artusi restaurant and a student in the masters of public health program at Hunter, was awarded the $2,000 Niki Singer Memorial Scholarship at the International Wine Center’s Diploma dinner in December. Read more.
Learning wine onlineLearning wine online
People who have the itch to study wine but can’t scratch up time for classes now have the option of online instruction.
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WSET® Diploma Online

Now, for the first time, if you cannot come to classes in NYC, you can study for the WSET Diploma via an online program that WSET runs. You register with International Wine Center as an online student, participate in WSET’s online program, and take your exams in NYC. Besides receiving online instruction and feedback, you also have the benefit of two days of in-class tasting and instruction at International Wine Center.
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WSET 3-Minute Wine School
Jancis Robinson MW, presents short digital video classes on a dozen wine regions and styles.
Online Spirits Quiz
This concise quiz gives you examples of the depth and breadth of information covered in our Professional Certificate in Spirits.
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